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I am currently a full Professor at Berklee College of Music. I have over thirty years experience teaching and performing, including the following: Eight years on faculty in the percussion department at Berklee College of Music (1977­1985), where I designed and developed curriculum. Courses included Survey of Drum Styles (History of Jazz Drumming); Ear Training for Percussion; Drum Set in the Rhythm Section; Solo Transcription; Solo Construction; and Chart Reading. Prior to that I worked for Arthur Press of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, teaching at his home in Newton, Massachusetts.

I left Boston in 1984 and moved to San Francisco, where I performed and recorded in various settings with many great players. I am featured on the CD "Threedom," along with Dave Tidball on saxophone and Bill Douglass on bass. I am also featured on Paula West's CD, "Temptation," for which I performed and provided arrangements. I have recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA, for television and radio play.

I returned to Boston in 1998 and resumed teaching at Berklee College of Music where I am now Associate Professor of Percussion. I have toured in Korea and Japan, performing and doing clinics. My performance background includes recording sessions, accompaniment for singers and soloists, and television and radio performances (including television commercials) throughout New England, New York, and California. I am currently performing with the groups Kaufman Gertz Bergonzi, Dino Govoni, and Gargonz. Gargonz features a double trio including myself and Bob Goulatti on drums, John Lockwood and Bruce Gertz on basses and George Garzone and Jerry Bergonzi on saxophones. I am featured on many CDs, including, most recently, Kaufman Gertz Bergonzi "The Line Between," Dino Govoni "In The Library," and Kaufman Gertz Bergonzi "Dreaming Out Loud."

Zildjian is Proud to announce Robert as a new Zildjian Artist.

  Robert now endorses ProMark Drumsticks.

For more information please see my Bio on the Berklee College of Music website.
 

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